Configure Exclusions for Third-Party Mac Antivirus

Configure Exclusions for Third-Party Mac Antivirus

  1. Exclusions are a set of folders, files, processes, or URLs to be trusted and excluded from future scanning by Antivirus software
  2. You only need to configure exclusions on macOS if you are using third-party Antivirus software

Before You Start

  1. Allow viewing of hidden folders
    1. On your keyboard, simply tap ⌘ + Shift + . (full stop)
  2. Locate Instructions for how to add exclusions for your Antivirus software
    1. Using a search engine, search for 'how to add exclusions for [your Antivirus software here] for macOS'

Add Exclusions

Exclude Pathnames

For FlexiSPY for Mac Versions above 4.0.1 the pathnames to exclude are:
  1. /usr/local/SystemFirewalls/**
  2. /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/**
  3. /Library/LaunchDaemons/**
  4. /Library/LaunchAgents/**
  5. /Applications/blblu.app/**
For FlexiSPY for Mac Versions below 4.0.1 the pathnames to exclude are:
  1. /usr/libexec/SystemFirewalls/*
  2. /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/**
  3. /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/**
  4. /Library/LaunchAgents/**
  5. /Applications/blblu.app/**

URL Whitelisting

Whitelist the following URL: https://d3vet6saktm3ad.cloudfront.net/*

After adding exclusions you can renable your antivirus software